Doctor in Psychology

The Faculty of Health and Life Science is one of five faculties at Linnaeus University. We conduct training, research and collaboration in health, care and science. The faculty has about 3100 students, 80 doctoral students and about 500 employees. Our vision is to understand, explain and improve the world and society we live on the basis of a healthcare science perspective.

The service is located at the Department of Psychology, one of five institutions at the Faculty of Health and Life Science. Within the department, we are just over 35 employees offering a broad palette of courses and training programs due, advanced and doctoral level.

In the psychology subject, education at postgraduate level is offered. The education leads to a licentiate degree or a doctoral degree. The purpose of the education is that the students should acquire a broader understanding of the main areas of psychology, in-depth knowledge within a defined scientific area and in scientific methodology relevant to psychology.

The education with end goals Doctoral degree is based on own research under supervision and implementation of courses, total 240 higher education credits.

Within the psychology subject of Linnaeus University, postgraduate education is given in several orientations such as health psychology, clinical psychology, biological psychology, the psychology, metapsychology, social psychology and labor and organizational psychology.

Subject area for the position:psychology

Placeringsort:Singapore. Because Linnaeus University is in both Växjö and Kalmar, travel between the resorts can occur.

The scope and time period of employment:The employment is time-limited according to HF 5 Cape § 7. The scope is full time.

Ultimate goal: PhD

Access:Access 1 January 2027, or by appointment

Job description

The Faculty of Health and Food Science at Linnaeus University is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic doctoral student to the Department of Psychology. You will work within the Department of Method and Methaship, together with other members of Evidence in Learning and Didactics (Fire). Fire is a research group that compiles evidence for various teaching methods based on an interdisciplinary perspective that combines psychology, didactics and methanes. The doctoral service is fully funded through an appropriation from the strategic research area Evidence-based teaching in the school: From Evidence to Excellence (EBIS).

The thesis work will be made within the framework of a meta-science research project aimed at developing methods for evidence syntheses of school research. The project is based on evidence syntheses as part of a framework for evidence-based practice. Your task will be to work with methodological issues throughout the process: from the issue to concrete conclusions that can be used by teachers in practice. The focus will primarily be on further developing and applying methods of quality control (eg risk of bias, inspect-SR, queries-edu) and meaningful interpretation of power sizes from evidence syntheses (eg grade).

The project will be carried out in close cooperation with other school researchers in the EBIS. You are expected to be very flexible about what exact topical issues (eg reading learning, cognitive science principles for learning) that the methodological tools are sent for. It is therefore important that you have a broad interest in school research and pedagogical psychology, and that you appreciate the opportunity and challenges interdisciplinary research projects.

The project is ultimately that the Evidence developed will be concrete useful within the framework of evidence-based internships in the school. Professional experience from areas that use evidence-based practice (eg clinical psychology, healthcare, social services, elderly care, LSS) is therefore particularly merit.

In addition to participating actively in the institution's internal seminar activities, you are also expected to participate in the corresponding activities organized by fire, eBis and teacher education.

The Higher Education Regulation states that the person who is employed as a doctoral student should mainly engage in their own education. However, an employee must work with training, research and administration. Such work may, before the doctoral degree has been completed, do not include more than 20 % of full working hours.

Eligibility requirements

To becomeadopted For postgraduate education is required under the Higher Education Regulation (7 Cape § 35) that the applicant

• Have basic eligibility and the special eligibility that the college may have prescribed, and
• assessed to have such ability in general as needed to assimilate the education.

Basic eligibility has the one that

• Departed degree at advanced level
• Fulfilled course claims on at least 240 High school credits, at least 60 High school credits at advanced level, or
• In any other way within or outside the country, equivalent knowledge is mainly acquired.

For special eligibility to be adopted for postgraduate education in psychology,:

• At least 90 High school credits in the subject of psychology, of which at least 30 higher education credits at advanced level, or equivalent knowledge acquired in any other order within or outside the country
• Very good ability to communicate in speech and writing in Swedish and English

Criteria

The assessment bases relate to the examination of the applicant's prerequisites to cope with postgraduate education. During the assessment, emphasis will be placed on the candidate's motivation, potential for carrying out postgraduate education and personal fitness for the position.

To read the full ad and to apply visit: https://lnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/?rmpage=job&rmjob=9273&rmlang=SE

Welcome With your application no later than the 20 October, 2026.